Plate code

MNG Plate Number Meaning: Monguno, Borno

The MNG plate number is registered in Monguno Local Government Area, Borno. Those three letters record where the vehicle was first put on the road — not who drives it, and not where it is today.

Nigerian number plate with the MNG code — Monguno, Borno
A plate issued in Monguno carries the MNG code. The characters after it are a sample, not a real registration.

MNG is the Monguno code, administered from Monguno. Its population was 109,851 at the 2006 census, spread over 1,913 km², near 57 for every square kilometre. Three letters at the head of a plate are the only part that can be traced to a place.

MNG Plates We Have Checked

Plates carrying the MNG code that our own checks returned data for, most recent first. The make and the colour are shown exactly as the record gave them.

Plate Make Colour Checked
MNG-236AA OPEL VECTRA CUSTOM
MNG-999AA PEUGEOT SALOON CUSTOM
MNG-987AA HONDA CIVIC CUSTOM

No holder name appears here, and none ever will: the Federal Road Safety Corps does not release registration holders to the public, so neither do we.

The District Behind MNG

Local Government Area
Monguno
State
Borno
Headquarters
Monguno
Population
109,851 (2006)
Area
1,913 km²

Population and area describe the local government area itself and come from public census and geographic data, not from the plate register.

What the MNG Code Does and Does Not Tell You

A Nigerian plate carries the code of the local government area that issued the registration, so MNG places the paperwork in Monguno. It does not follow the car afterwards: a vehicle sold across state lines keeps its plate until it is re-registered, which is why a MNG plate away from Borno is a question for the seller rather than a finding in itself.

The letters also say nothing about the holder, the model or the history of the vehicle. Colours and special series are a separate system, explained on the code hub; what the car itself has been through — auction lots, damage, mileage at sale — is recorded against its VIN and travels with the car even when the plate changes.

Questions about the MNG plate number

What does the MNG plate number mean?

MNG is the registration code of Monguno Local Government Area in Borno. A vehicle wearing it was registered there; the three digits after the letters are its serial inside that LGA, and the last two letters are the series.

Which state is a MNG plate number from?

Borno. The code identifies the local government area — Monguno — and the state is printed on the plate in words above the number.

Codes Next to MNG in Borno

Codes either side of MNG in the Borno directory.

All Borno plate number codes

Have a whole MNG plate, not just the code?

The lookup takes the full plate and returns the local government area behind it. For the history of the vehicle — auction records, damage, mileage and photographs — check it by VIN.